Before your first patient
Privacy & Professionalism on RotationPassedWhat you must have in place before day one, how to show up, how to treat patients and the team, and the privacy rules that have no gray area.10 quiz questionsHow This Clinic WorksPassedWhat we treat, who is on the team, what we promise you, how a clinic session runs, and the habits that make a rotation worth remembering.10 quiz questionsYour Scope on RotationPassedWhat you may do at your training level, the limits that apply to every learner, when to interrupt and escalate, and how to document honestly in the EHR.10 quiz questionsThe Endocrine Visit & PresentingPassedHow to take an endocrine-focused history, record the numbers that matter, present in two to three minutes, and respond when something goes wrong in the room.10 quiz questions
Two-week reading & case quizzes
Each day has three steps: 1. Read the article. 2. Take the 8-question case quiz (75% to pass; retake as often as you like). 3. Research and present the day's questions at the wrap. The quiz checks your reading; your presentation shows your thinking.
Day 1: Diabetes OverviewPassedDiabetes is diagnosed by standard glucose or A1c thresholds, and care aims to prevent complications, not just lower numbers.8 case questionsDay 2: Type 1 Diabetes & LADAPassedType 1 diabetes is autoimmune and needs insulin for life. The daily priorities are safe insulin dosing, preventing DKA, and managing lows.8 case questionsDay 3: Type 2 Diabetes & Insulin ResistancePassedType 2 diabetes develops over years from insulin resistance and inadequate insulin secretion, and its management combines lifestyle change with medication.8 case questionsDay 4: Diabetes MedicationsPassedEach diabetes drug class has its own side effects and safety rules, and knowing them prevents most medication problems seen in clinic.8 case questionsDay 5: Insulin & Diabetes TechnologyPassedInsulin and diabetes devices work best when you can read the data and match each dose to its job.8 case questionsDay 6: Thyroid OverviewPassedThyroid testing is easy to order but easy to misread, and knowing the physiology and common interferences prevents errors.8 case questionsDay 7: Hypothyroidism & HyperthyroidismPassedToo little or too much thyroid hormone affects nearly every organ, and both have rare but life-threatening extremes.8 case questionsDay 8: PCOS & Women's Endocrine HealthPassedPCOS is a common hormonal condition with reproductive, metabolic, and emotional effects, and it is diagnosed only after mimics are ruled out.8 case questionsDay 9: Adrenal DisordersPassedAdrenal disorders are uncommon but important: missing one can be dangerous, and testing confirms the diagnosis before imaging.8 case questionsDay 10: Osteoporosis & Bone HealthPassedOsteoporosis is silent until a fracture, so screening, finding secondary causes, and safe medication use matter.8 case questions
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